Release notes from MessageKit

5.0.0 - Swift 6, Swift Concurrency

2024-12-06T11:49:55Z

iOS 13 has been around for a while, but with recent release of iOS 18, we are ready to let this version go and rest in peace forever.

Changed

Breaking change: Dropped support for iOS 13 by @Kaspik in #1870
Breaking change: Fully migrated to Swift 6.0 by @Kaspik in #1870

Fixed

Fix crash in CLLocation cell by @Kaspik in #1870

Full Changelog: 4.3.0...5.0.0

4.3.0 - Swift 5.10 and many improvements

2024-10-14T07:13:37Z

What's Changed

Fix for SwiftUI example IBAV position issues (example app) by @Janneman84 in #1807
Added Coursicle to the list of apps using MessageKit by @monstermac77 in #1809
duration NaN issue fix by @kkarakamis in #1812
Add OutyPlay to list of apps using MessageKit by @fabdurso in #1820
Fix #816 by @RomanPodymov in #1819
Update Makefile by @Kaspik in #1833
Added ability to specify additionalBottomSpace for keyboardManager by @Almaz5200 in #1821
build(deps): Bump rexml from 3.2.5 to 3.2.8 by @dependabot in #1839
Added listener for keyboard input mode changes (e.g. emoji keyboard) by @raulolmedocheca in #1842
build(deps): Bump rexml from 3.2.8 to 3.3.6 by @dependabot in #1858
Fix for overlapping detected matches by @SkiTles55 in #1853
Fix timestamp label layout when not in fullscreen by @CocoaBob in #1854
♻️ Rename plugins to avoid clashing with SwiftLintPlugins by @technocidal in #1862
Added custom image masking by @GitNirajHub in #1860
Update to InputBarAccessoryView version 6.5.0

New Contributors

@Janneman84 made their first contribution in #1807
@monstermac77 made their first contribution in #1809
@kkarakamis made their first contribution in #1812
@Almaz5200 made their first contribution in #1821
@raulolmedocheca made their first contribution in #1842
@SkiTles55 made their first contribution in #1853
@CocoaBob made their first contribution in #1854
@technocidal made their first contribution in #1862
@GitNirajHub made their first contribution in #1860

Full Changelog: 4.2.0...4.3.0

What's Changed

Fix for SwiftUI example IBAV position issues (example app) by @Janneman84 in #1807
Added Coursicle to the list of apps using MessageKit by @monstermac77 in #1809
duration NaN issue fix by @kkarakamis in #1812
Add OutyPlay to list of apps using MessageKit by @fabdurso in #1820
Fix #816 by @RomanPodymov in #1819
Update Makefile by @Kaspik in #1833
Added ability to specify additionalBottomSpace for keyboardManager by @Almaz5200 in #1821
build(deps): Bump rexml from 3.2.5 to 3.2.8 by @dependabot in #1839
Added listener for keyboard input mode changes (e.g. emoji keyboard) by @raulolmedocheca in #1842
build(deps): Bump rexml from 3.2.8 to 3.3.6 by @dependabot in #1858
Fix for overlapping detected matches by @SkiTles55 in #1853
Fix timestamp label layout when not in fullscreen by @CocoaBob in #1854
♻️ Rename plugins to avoid clashing with SwiftLintPlugins by @technocidal in #1862
Added custom image masking by @GitNirajHub in #1860

New Contributors

@Janneman84 made their first contribution in #1807
@monstermac77 made their first contribution in #1809
@kkarakamis made their first contribution in #1812
@Almaz5200 made their first contribution in #1821
@raulolmedocheca made their first contribution in #1842
@SkiTles55 made their first contribution in #1853
@CocoaBob made their first contribution in #1854
@technocidal made their first contribution in #1862
@GitNirajHub made their first contribution in #1860

Full Changelog: 4.2.0...4.3.0

4.2.0

2023-08-23T09:09:41Z

Fixed

Fix typing indicator in advanced example controller by @Kaspik in #1792
Fix hiding typing indicator crash. by @Zandor300 in #1804
Update Github Actions by @Kaspik in #1806

New Contributors

@dbeltram made their first contribution in #1783
@arbusam made their first contribution in #1794
@Zandor300 made their first contribution in #1804

Full Changelog: 4.1.1...4.2.0

4.1.1

2022-10-12T14:34:26Z

remove SwiftLintPlugin from public SPM library

4.1.0

2022-10-12T14:24:46Z

Added

Swiftformat and Swiftlint SwiftPM plugins used for linting and formatting the codebase #1729 by @martinpucik

Fixed

Fixed iOS 13 deprecation warnings #1730 by @kaspik
SwiftPM plugins setup #1732 by @martinpucik

Changed

Updated InputBarAccessoryView to v6.1.1 by @kaspik

4.0.0 - The King is dead, long live the King

2022-07-24T20:55:25Z

iOS 12 has been around for a while, but with upcoming release of iOS 16, we are ready to let this version go and rest in peace forever. The same could be said about CocoaPods - what used to be the major and most important thing on iOS for developing apps with 3rd party libraries - has been replaced by natively supported way called Swift Package Manager.

Sit tibi terra levis.

Version 4.0.0 comes with couple of breaking changes, please refer to the MIGRATION_GUIDE.md for easy transition from V3 to V4.

Added

New method in MessagesLayoutDelegate for setting message avatar size ddfc814 by @martinpucik
MessageInputBarKind enum for customizing messageInputBar inside inputContainerView #1707 by @martinpucik

Changed

Breaking change: Dropped CocoaPods support
Breaking change: Dropped support for iOS 12 2bd234b by @martinpucik
Breaking change: Moved messageInputBar from inputAccessoryView to a subview in MessagesViewController #1704 by @martinpucik
Breaking change: Renamed func currentSender() -> SenderType to var currentSender: SenderType #1714 by @martinpucik
Deprecation: Deprecated maintainPositionOnKeyboardFrameChangedMoved in favor of maintainPositionOnInputBarHeightChanged which better describes the intended use of this property #1704 by @martinpucik

Breaking change: Added an argument to messageContainerMaxWidth cd4f75b by @martinpucik

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerMaxWidth(for message: MessageType) -> CGFloat

now has IndexPath argument

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerMaxWidth(for message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat

Breaking change: Added an argument to messageContainerSize cd4f75b by @martinpucik

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerSize(for message: MessageType) -> CGSize

now has IndexPath argument

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerSize(for message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize

Updated InputBarAccessoryView to v6.1.0 #1716 by @martinpucik
Observe inputBar frame change to update collectionView bottom inset instead of keyboard show/hide notifications #1726 by @martinpucik

Fixed

Fixed iOS 13 deprecation warnings #1715 by @kaspik
Updating bottom chat collectionView inset after InputBar container view frame change #1725 by @martinpucik

Removed

NSConstraintLayoutSet.swift #1700 by @martinpucik
Deprecated Sender struct. Clients should use SenderType protocol #1713 by @martinpucik
Unavailable MessageInputBar and MessageInputBarDelegate. Clients should use InputBarAccessoryView and InputBarAccessoryViewDelegate #1713 by @martinpucik
func scrollToBottom(animated:) on MessagesCollectionView. Clients should use func scrollToLastItem(:) #1713 by @martinpucik

4.0.0 Beta 4 - The King is dead, long live the King!

2022-07-24T20:50:07Z

4.0.0 Beta 4

Update chat bottom inset after input bar size change by @martinpucik in #1725
Observe inputBar frame change to update collectionView bottom inset by @martinpucik in #1726

4.0.0 Beta 2

Updated InputBarAccessoryView to v6.1.0 #1716 by @martinpucik

4.0.0 Beta 1

iOS 12 has been around for a while, but with upcoming WWDC, we are ready to let this version go and rest in peace forever. The same could be said about CocoaPods - what used to be the major and most important thing on iOS for developing apps with 3rd party libraries - has been replaced by natively supported way called Swift Package Manager.

Sit tibi terra levis.

See MIGRATION_GUIDE.md for migration to the new V4.

Changed

Breaking change: Dropped CocoaPods support
Breaking change: Dropped support for iOS 12 2bd234b by @martinpucik
Breaking change: Moved messageInputBar from inputAccessoryView to a subview in MessagesViewController #1704 by @martinpucik
Deprecation: Deprecated maintainPositionOnKeyboardFrameChangedMoved in favor of maintainPositionOnInputBarHeightChanged which better describes the intended use of this property #1704 by @martinpucik

Breaking change: Added an argument to messageContainerMaxWidth cd4f75b by @martinpucik

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerMaxWidth(for message: MessageType) -> CGFloat

now has IndexPath argument

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerMaxWidth(for message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat

Breaking change: Added an argument to messageContainerSize cd4f75b by @martinpucik

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerSize(for message: MessageType) -> CGSize

now has IndexPath argument

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerSize(for message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize

Fixed

Added

New method in MessagesLayoutDelegate for setting message avatar size ddfc814 by @martinpucik
MessageInputBarKind enum for customizing messageInputBar inside inputContainerView #1707 by @martinpucik

Removed

NSConstraintLayoutSet.swift #1700 by @martinpucik

4.0.0 Beta 2 - The King is dead, long live the King

2022-05-17T07:15:33Z

4.0.0 Beta 2

Updated InputBarAccessoryView to v6.1.0 #1716 by @martinpucik

4.0.0 Beta 1

Sit tibi terra levis.

See MIGRATION_GUIDE.md for migration to the new V4.

Changed

Breaking change: Dropped CocoaPods support
Breaking change: Dropped support for iOS 12 2bd234b by @martinpucik
Breaking change: Moved messageInputBar from inputAccessoryView to a subview in MessagesViewController #1704 by @martinpucik
Deprecation: Deprecated maintainPositionOnKeyboardFrameChangedMoved in favor of maintainPositionOnInputBarHeightChanged which better describes the intended use of this property #1704 by @martinpucik

Breaking change: Added an argument to messageContainerMaxWidth cd4f75b by @martinpucik

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerMaxWidth(for message: MessageType) -> CGFloat

now has IndexPath argument

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerMaxWidth(for message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat

Breaking change: Added an argument to messageContainerSize cd4f75b by @martinpucik

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerSize(for message: MessageType) -> CGSize

now has IndexPath argument

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerSize(for message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize

Fixed

Added

New method in MessagesLayoutDelegate for setting message avatar size ddfc814 by @martinpucik
MessageInputBarKind enum for customizing messageInputBar inside inputContainerView #1707 by @martinpucik

Removed

NSConstraintLayoutSet.swift #1700 by @martinpucik

4.0.0.beta_1

2022-05-09T06:41:54Z

No content.

4.0.0 Beta 1 - The King is dead, long live the King

2022-05-09T08:56:34Z

Sit tibi terra levis.

See MIGRATION_GUIDE.md for migration to the new V4.

Changed

Breaking change: Dropped CocoaPods support
Breaking change: Dropped support for iOS 12 2bd234b by @martinpucik
Breaking change: Moved messageInputBar from inputAccessoryView to a subview in MessagesViewController #1704 by @martinpucik
Deprecation: Deprecated maintainPositionOnKeyboardFrameChangedMoved in favor of maintainPositionOnInputBarHeightChanged which better describes the intended use of this property #1704 by @martinpucik

Breaking change: Added an argument to messageContainerMaxWidth cd4f75b by @martinpucik

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerMaxWidth(for message: MessageType) -> CGFloat

now has IndexPath argument

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerMaxWidth(for message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat

Breaking change: Added an argument to messageContainerSize cd4f75b by @martinpucik

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerSize(for message: MessageType) -> CGSize

now has IndexPath argument

MessageSizeCalculator.messageContainerSize(for message: MessageType, at indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGSize

Fixed

Added

New method in MessagesLayoutDelegate for setting message avatar size ddfc814 by @martinpucik
MessageInputBarKind enum for customizing messageInputBar inside inputContainerView #1707 by @martinpucik

Removed

NSConstraintLayoutSet.swift #1700 by @martinpucik